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Butterflies of North Dakota

Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone [Hübner])

Wing span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.5 cm).

Identification: Upperside is orange with black markings; hindwing
with submarginal row of solid black spots. Underside of hindwing
has a zigzag pattern of brown and white bands and a median band of
white chevrons.

Range: Alberta east to southwest Manitoba and southern Ontario;
south through the Great Plains to central New Mexico, central
Texas, Louisiana, and central Georgia. Isolated populations in the
Appalachians and the east slope of the Rocky Mountains.

Conservation: Not usually required.

The Nature Conservancy Global Rank: G4 - Apparently secure
globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range,
especially at the periphery.